[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/NTICwMO5"] [Date "2026.05.13"] [Round "-"] [White "SanjithvarmanU"] [Black "TheLastChessPlayer71"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "NTICwMO5"] [UTCDate "2026.05.13"] [UTCTime "02:12:03"] [WhiteElo "1732"] [BlackElo "1781"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+157"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B44"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.05] } 2... cxd4 { [%eval 0.04] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.27] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } { B44 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 5. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... d5 { [%eval -0.04] } 7. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.03] } 8. Bb5 { [%eval -0.2] } 8... Nxe3 { [%eval 0.13] } 9. Nxc6? { (0.13 → -1.10) Mistake. fxe3 was best. } { [%eval -1.1] } (9. fxe3 Bd7 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qg4 f5 12. Qf4 Qb8 13. N4f3 Bd6 14. Qd4 e5) 9... bxc6? { (-1.10 → 0.41) Mistake. Nxg2+ was best. } { [%eval 0.41] } (9... Nxg2+ 10. Kf1 bxc6 11. Bxc6+ Bd7 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Kxg2 Be7 14. Nc4 Qb5 15. b3) 10. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.24] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 0.23] } 11. Bxd7+ { [%eval 0.25] } 11... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.27] } 12. fxe3 { [%eval 0.32] } 12... Bc5 { [%eval 0.83] } 13. Qf3 { [%eval 0.55] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.42] } 14. O-O-O { [%eval 0.53] } 14... Qa4 { [%eval 0.55] } 15. a3?! { (0.55 → -0.42) Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%eval -0.42] } (15. Kb1 Rab8 16. Nb3 Be7 17. Rd2 Rfc8 18. Rhd1 Bf6 19. c3 a5 20. Rc2 Qb5) 15... Bxa3 { [%eval 0.0] } 16. bxa3?? { (0.00 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (16. Qf4 Bb4 17. c3 Rab8 18. Kb1 Qb5 19. cxb4 Qd3+ 20. Ka2 Qa6+ 21. Kb3 Qd3+) 16... Qxa3+ { [%eval #-8] } 17. Kb1 { [%eval #-8] } 17... Rab8+ { [%eval #-7] } 18. Nb3 { [%eval #-7] } 18... Rxb3+ { [%eval #-6] } 19. cxb3 { [%eval #-6] } 19... Qxb3+ { [%eval #-5] } 20. Kc1 { [%eval #-4] } 20... Rc8+?? { (Mate in 4 → 2.76) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc3+ was best. } { [%eval 2.76] } (20... Qc3+ 21. Kb1 Rb8+ 22. Qb7 Rxb7+ 23. Ka2 Qb2#) 21. Kd2 { [%eval 2.46] } 21... Qc3+?! { (2.46 → 3.83) Inaccuracy. Rc2+ was best. } { [%eval 3.83] } (21... Rc2+ 22. Ke1 h6 23. Kf1 a5 24. Kg1 a4 25. h4 a3 26. Kh2 Kh7 27. Qe4+) 22. Ke2 { [%eval 4.11] } 22... Qc2+ { [%eval 4.48] } 23. Ke1 { [%eval 4.01] } 23... Qc3+ { [%eval 4.23] } 24. Kf2 { [%eval 4.14] } 24... Qc2+ { [%eval 4.24] } 25. Qe2 { [%eval 4.25] } 25... Qf5+ { [%eval 4.16] } 26. Ke1 { [%eval 3.81] } 26... Rc2?? { (3.81 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (26... h6 27. Rf1 Qe5 28. Kf2 Qxh2 29. Rh1 Qe5 30. Rh3 f5 31. Kg1 a5 32. Qd3) 27. Rd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0